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Security report for qweather.com

和风天气 · Technology · China

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

和风天气 is a Chinese-based commercial weather service provider offering global weather forecasts, disaster warnings, typhoon tracking, satellite imagery, and weather APIs/SDKs. The company targets businesses and developers needing reliable meteorological data and visualization tools. Their market position is strong within China, supported by official ICP and public security registrations, and they provide a comprehensive suite of weather-related services and applications. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, Leaflet, and ECharts, with integrations for Google and Baidu analytics and advertising. The site is mobile optimized and well-structured, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers are not explicitly detected in the HTML content. Privacy and terms policies are present and comprehensive, indicating a baseline of compliance with data protection regulations. However, no explicit cookie consent mechanism or vulnerability disclosure program is found. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, which introduces some uncertainty about domain registration legitimacy, but the presence of ICP license and consistent branding supports trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, functional, and trustworthy with moderate room for security and privacy improvements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
90
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company operates in the technology and transportation sectors, providing essential weather data services that support commercial applications such as traffic and vehicle networking weather solutions. Their business model includes API and SDK offerings for developers, commercial weather visualization maps, and mobile applications. The target customers include businesses requiring weather data integration and end-users via apps. The company maintains a partner ecosystem with developer portals and mapping services. The presence of ICP and public security registrations indicates regulatory compliance in China. The company appears medium-sized with consistent branding and good content quality, positioning it as a reputable player in the Chinese weather services market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. The use of modern libraries without known vulnerabilities is positive. However, the absence of explicit security headers in the HTML content and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts are gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. Privacy compliance is basic but present, with a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service. The lack of cookie consent mechanisms is a minor compliance risk. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adding security headers, explicit incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure programs.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness for security incidents.
  4. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS registration information to ensure domain registration transparency and reduce uncertainty.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
和风天气
Description
和风天气提供全球天气预报、气象可视化、商业化气象服务和天气API数据，包括30天预报、灾害预警、空气质量AQI、历史天气、生活指数、分钟降水、交通天气等
Key services
天气预报, 灾害预警, 台风路径, 卫星云图, 天气API, SDK, APP, 天气插件, 历史天气, 气象可视化
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.6, FontAwesome 5.15, Leaflet 1.7, ECharts 5.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, Baidu Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Chinese and English
  2. No WAF or blocking detected
  3. Professional weather service provider with commercial API offerings
  4. ICP and public records indicate Chinese jurisdiction and compliance
  5. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages
  6. Privacy and terms pages are present and comprehensive
  7. No explicit cookie consent banner detected
  8. Use of multiple external analytics and advertising scripts
  9. No visible security headers in HTML content; likely configured at server level
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and stable technology stack including jQuery 3.5.1, Bootstrap 4.6, FontAwesome 5.15, Leaflet 1.7 for mapping, and ECharts 5.1 for data visualization. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Baidu Analytics for tracking and Google Adsense for advertising. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance is moderate with deferred CSS loading and lazy loading of images. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities to improve accessibility and security headers.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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